Nokia moves forward on offering BlackBerry service

Nokia has patiently been waiting for Research In Motion to settle its patent disputes with NTP before offering the BlackBerry service on its cellphones, but now it seems that Nokia is tired of waiting. To cover its legal butt, Nokia has licensed patents from NTP. These are the very same patents NTP says Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry devices, has infringed. The move gives Nokia legal footing to begin the introduction of the BlackBerry service into its cellphones. Nokia's 6820 will be the first phone to ship with the BlackBerry service, expected to hit the U.S. in two to three months. Read more from CNET and the NTP press release.

Nokia's close(3:53am EST Sun Feb 05 2006)Nokia, with the intro of the 9300i, just about has it figured out! Finally I can get rid of my Blackberry, Ipaq and Ipod and carry one device. What is the story with Blackberry…how come I can't find out how to connect my 9300i and my BlackBerry service. It's BS – by ctmuhs